The Spencer East Brookfield School Committee may have to ask voters for an override to fund the schools in fiscal 2014, selectmen from both towns said Wednesday night.

With a looming deficit of as much as $2 million for the current school year, selectmen fear the increases required to balance next year's budget will be more than the towns can afford.

Spencer Town Administrator Adam D. Gaudette said the towns need to “get in front of this” and tell the school committee they can fund the so-called minimum contribution and transportation assessments. But any amount beyond that would have to come from local funds outside the constraints of tax-limiting Proposition 2-1/2.

“I think we're expecting them to come to the town and say, 'We need X to run the district,'?” Mr. Gaudette said. “And I think X is going to require an override.”

Spencer selectmen agreed and East Brookfield, with only two of three board members present, said they will likely vote to send a joint letter to the school suggesting an override request.

Mr. Gaudette said that while the school committee has until March 18 to give him the budget, he has had no correspondence from them and must begin planning for the coming year.

The school committee recently had legislation filed so they can borrow up to $2 million to cover the current deficit. Members said interim Business Manager Richard Scortino is developing a budget for fiscal 2014.

Selectmen also discussed asking voters to change the regional school district agreement so that a selectman from each town would be part of the committee. The idea is circulating after nearly two months of questions, many Spencer selectmen say remain unanswered, about the current deficit.

Several weeks ago selectmen asked for four documents from the school committee and have thus far received two, despite making a second request last week.

The school committee meets Thursday to discuss the financial recovery plan and the superintendent's position. Superintendent Reza Namin has been on leave from the district since Dec. 11. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at David Prouty High School on Route 9 in Spencer.

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